Kalmthout

Kalmthout is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek and Nieuwmoer. On January 1, 2007 Kalmthout had a population of 17,508. The total area is. Kalmthout has a population density of 294 inhabitants per km².In addition to Kalmthout itself, the municipality also contains the communities of Dorp-Heuvel, Heide, Achterbroek, and Nieuwmoer.The Arboretum Kalmthout is one of Belgium's most beautiful botanical gardens. The Kalmthoutse Heide is a nature reserve of nearly 10000acre spanning the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.Notable inhabitants Hector Carlier (1884-1946), industrialist and cofounder of Petrofina Maria Rosseels (1916-2005), journalist and writer Willy Vandersteen (1913-1990), Flemish comic book creator of Spike and Suzy Karel Bossart (1903-1975), Designer of the Atlas missile The three members of Flemish folk and world music group Laïs are from Kalmthout.

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